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turgu1 / EPub-InkPlate

An EPub Reader for the ESP32 based InkPlate e-Ink devices.
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M5Paper Progress? #5

Closed Ajb2k3 closed 3 years ago

Ajb2k3 commented 3 years ago

Have you made any progress converting it to run on the M5Paper? I really need this please for documenting M5Products.

turgu1 commented 3 years ago

From what I can figure, the M5Paper is a discontinued device. It is no longer advertised at RoboShop, is marked as discontinued at BangGood, and is out-of-stock at Digikey and M5Stack. Unless I can get a device to work on, I'm not going to port the software on it. If I ever get a copy of the device, the availability of a version of the EPub reader will be advertised in the M5Stack community forum. This is a project done part time so it will take sometime to get it ready as I have other ongoing activities.

Ajb2k3 commented 3 years ago

As far as I am aware, It is just out of stock due to the permanent semiconductor issues all around the world. If there is anything I can do to help (testing wise) please ask.

turgu1 commented 3 years ago

Thanks a lot. I could certainly get you in when I will have a version ready for testing.

markbirss commented 3 years ago

Thanks a lot. I could certainly get you in when I will have a version ready for testing.

@turgu1

I also have 2 of those M5Paper devices and would also be interested to see your progress with its possible future support.

Also I wanted to peek your interest in another e-paper device project - not sure if you know about it ?

https://github.com/vroland/epdiy

Im prototyping a 4.7, 6 and 9.7 inch terminal with with a Raspberry Pi using the above project

LilyGo 4.7 (960 x 540) 6 inch WaveShare Hi-Res (1072 x 1448) 9.7 inch (1200x825)

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turgu1 commented 3 years ago

This is certainly interesting. I would like to make it runs on other devices as long as they allow for interaction using tactical/mechanical buttons or a tactical screen. The InkPlate and M5Paper devices offer the required input devices. I also have designed a very simple mechanical buttons circuit for the InkPlate.

I understand that the M5Paper will get some kind of redesign by lack availability of the current eInk plate used for the current version, so it will take some time before I can get a copy. My current priority is for the close to be released InkPlate-6Plus that will have a tactical screen and infinite partial updates (no need for a slow refresh every 10/20 partial updates).

I will work on other devices as long as I can get a version of them. I'm not too much incline at designing the electronics nor going outside of the ESP32 platform (with PSRAM) as it would require a lot of changes to the software.

As software development takes a lot of time (and is free), I'm only working on donated pieces of equipment.

Cheers!

Ajb2k3 commented 3 years ago

I wish I could help out but have no spare hardware and no money to donate. I'm glad that you wont be giving up the idea of it.

turgu1 commented 3 years ago

I don't need money really :-) I've been developing software for the last 40 years now. It's more a matter of having the (part) time to do it and the appropriate hardware to develop, test and support when there is issues to solve.